Lefebvre, Jules(Joseph) (b Tournan, Seine-et-Marne,1836-1911). French painter. In Rome he was influenced by Mannerism and especially by Andrea del Sarto, whose works he copied. In his Boy Painting a Tragic Mask (1863; Auxerre, Mus. A. & Hist.) Lefebvre introduced the precise draughtsmanship, delicate colour and a lubricity characteristic of many of his later works. He turned from history painting to portraits and nudes. Critics praised this painting and recognized its eroticism, yet there was no scandal as there had been with Manet?s Olympia (1863; Paris, Mus. d?Orsay).

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